taylrl Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I was wondering if it was possible to connect 2 computers, one using an internet connection to the others LAN point. Basically i want to use my old comp as an external hard drive for my new comp. they both have USB ports, but linking them via these requires software i dont want to have to buy. Only one of them has a LAN port, and the other only has an internet connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 When you say "only an internet connection", do you mean a modem, or something else? Chances are you're going to have to either buy a USB LAN adapter or PCI NIC card. The second option is really cheap (under 10 GBP for me); not so sure about the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 The USB will be more expensive than a PCI NIC. Probably more like £20 (GBP). Then you'll just need a cable to connect them, which should be cheap, unless the computers are a long way apart. Have you considered just taking the hard drives out of the old computer and adding them to the new computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylrl Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 cant take the hard drive out, i dont think, i am linking a laptop to a pc, so i dont think the pc's hard drive will fit into the laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 My house mate gave me a copy of filezilla (I'm sure it's free) - where I can access all his files through wi-fi, I'm pretty sure it's not wi-fi dependant. You just load the software into both PC's and providing they're connected in some way you have access to the other's hard drive. I'll ask him when I get back from work if you want. Unless this is the software you were trying to avoid ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 My house mate gave me a copy of filezilla (I'm sure it's free) - where I can access all his files through wi-fi' date=' I'm pretty sure it's not wi-fi dependant. You just load the software into both PC's and providing they're connected in some way you have access to the other's hard drive. I'll ask him when I get back from work if you want. Unless this is the software you were trying to avoid ?[/quote'] He's trying to find a way to link the computers... Is the PC or the laptop the one with the LAN port, if it's the PC, then a PCI NIC card is teh way forward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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